July 2007

LBJ Library & Museum Future Forum Masthead

"...and the doers and the builders will take up the front line." -Lyndon Baines Johnson

Future Forum Newsletter

July 2007

In this issue

:: Upcoming Events

:: Recent Events And Updates on Past Events/Speakers

:: Cluster Activity

:: A Passel of Other Information You Need to Know . . .

:: Doers & Builders

:: Now Showing at the LBJ Library and Museum

:: Other Community Events

Greetings!

Happy Independence Day! We hope you are having a great summer. Although it looks like we are slowing down some at the Future Forum (just for the summer), we are still busy planning some great events for the 2007-2008 season, which starts soon. If you have not yet renewed, we hope you will do so soon. We are planning a 5 year Birthday Party (we know, we don't look a day over 3!) and some other interesting and lively discussions and events.

Give us your thoughts! Please answer the nine questions in our brief survey. It will only take TWO MINUTES! This will help us build upon our successes and improve as we enter the 2007-2008 season. Thanks for your input.

Or, you can also send us an email if you have ideas to share. Send your thoughts to catherine@lbjlibrary.net.

Upcoming Events

See What We Have in Store

The Future Forum won't host any more programs this summer, but stay tuned for announcements of activities late this summer or in early fall! The Future Forum is celebrating its fifth birthday this year.

More about the Future Forum: The purpose of the Future Forum is to expand the involvement of young Texans with the LBJ Library and its programs by initiating dialogue about current issues and by providing educational and cultural information to its members. It is the ultimate goal of the Future Forum to foster greater civic involvement within our community.

Cluster Activity

If you're interested in the Film Cluster, please email Taline Manassian. See you at the movies!

If you would like to be added to the Book Club list, please email Taline Manassian.

If you would like to help plan events for the Cultural Cluster, please email the Future Forum.

Future Forum Clusters

Doers & Builders

July's Doers and Builders - Young Women's Alliance

The Future Forum serves as a nexus for Austin's leaders. Our members are actively engaged in many organizations. We encourage you to find out more about these Doers and Builders Organizations on our website.

Created by women in support of women, the Young Women's Alliance is a professional organization that aims to give professional women a resource for opportunities to lead, educate, network, and serve. YWA also proudly supports YWA Foundation, which awards scholarships and grants to women to help them pursue their academic endeavors.

For more information, please visit www.youngwomensalliance.org.

Recent Events And Updates on Past Events/Speakers

On June 11, Future Forum members enjoyed an intimate conversation with presidential historian and best-selling author Michael Beschloss. Beschloss and Evan Smith entertained with stories of presidential courage drawn primarily from Beschloss' new book Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and How They Changed America, 1789-1989. You can still purchase an autographed copy at the LBJ Museum Store.

The recent debate between Christopher Hitchens and Marvin Olasky continues to draw an audience. Hitchens, a provocative atheist and author of the book God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, sparred with Olasky, a U.T. journalism professor and editor of World Magazine, on May 14. If you missed the debate or just want to watch it again, the webcast is available online: Hitchens/Olasky debate.